Pin Stripes

Pin stripping is the application of very thin line of paint or other material used as decorations. For many car enthusiast who own muscle cars or sports cars, customizing their vehicle is as vital as owning and showing off the vehicle and pins tripping seem to add the final finishing touch. Usually you can see cars having pinstripes in two colours, setting and contrasting the body paint colour.

Pin Stripes on a mustang

Pin Stripes on a mustang

Today, mechanical pin stripping is used on most trucks, vans and SUV’s using pin stripping strips with central grooves designed to hold fast on to any steel surface. Another way is using a stencil tape for pin stripping, which are appropriate for pin stripping on cars. The last method and certainly the most difficult is freehand pin stripping. This allows the person more freedom to what to create on the vehicle. The method you choose for pin stripping your car is entirely up to what you prefer and how creative you can get to make your car appear different from the rest.


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